MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7817
MotherboardMSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150330
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 11 '18 at 21:48
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 87.3
2-Core 181
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 348
47% 349 Pts
64-Core 348
22% 348 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7817) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.85% Terrible
Lighting 3.87
Reflection 6.65
Parallax 6.59
3% 5.7 fps
MRender 9.33
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.26
5% 6.32 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.85%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62% Good
Lighting 78
Reflection 77.3
Parallax 68.7
64% 74.6 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 73
59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
IRP_SSDPR_S25B_480 480GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 177 336 243 346 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 457
Mixed 340
SusWrite 304
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 38.7
141% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 127
127% 199 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
437GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 201 200 206 203 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 172
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 201
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 116%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 17.5
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical H81M-E34 (MS-7817) Builds (Compare 1,200 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $246
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